Discover Boñar: Hiking Trails, Nature and Culture

In Boñar, the Los 4 puntos cardinales hiking route leads to Peña Salona at an altitude of 1,241 metres and offers views of Boñar and the course of the Porma River.

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Landscape

The PRC-LE 55 route – Ascensión a Pico Cueto follows the Porma River from Soto de Boñar through a riparian forest with poplars, birch trees, cherry trees, ash trees and alders.

From Pradera de la Jana, the same route offers views of the Picos de Europa and the Porma Reservoir.

Nature

The Parque Regional Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre can be reached from Boñar via the LE-331 towards San Isidro, as well as via the N-625 towards Cistierna and the N-621 towards Riaño.

The PRC LE-56 route – Por el río Porma follows the Porma River past riverside vegetation including poplars, cherry trees and birch trees.

The PRC-LE 57 route – Las Ermitas passes through a Mediterranean holm oak forest with centuries-old trees.

The water of Fuente de la Calda emerges at 26 °C; 50 litres per second flow from the spring. Fuente de la Calda bears a Roman inscription.

Culture

Puente Viejo, also known as San Pedro Bridge, dates from the 14th century.

Iglesia y Plaza de Boñar includes a parish church built in the 17th century under the patronage of the Marqués de Astorga.

The tall bell tower of Iglesia y Plaza de Boñar houses a clock donated by the Marqués and a moving statue of a Maragato, a resident of Maragatería, which strikes the bell.

Plaza del Negrillón in Boñar brings together the parish church and the petrified tree after which it is named.

The Feria de Nuestra Señora del Pilar takes place on 12 October in the municipality of Boñar.

Local

One branch of the family continues to produce Nicanores de Boñar in Boñar using the original traditional method and the original ingredients: butter, flour, eggs and sugar.

Experiences

In the wider area around Boñar, the Porma Reservoir offers a wide range of water sports, excluding motorised boating; the Junta de Castilla y León has also established a school for nautical sports there.

In the wider area around Boñar, between Valdehuesa and Rucayo, lies the Museo de la Fauna Salvaje, an educational and museum complex with 25 exhibition rooms displaying more than 8,000 animal species.

More places for planning your trip: Portilla de la Reina, Cabrillanes, Isoba, San Martín de la Tercia, Cofiñal, Valverde De La Virgen, Piedrafita De Babia, Villagallegos.

Information

A tourist information office for Boñar is open year-round in the town centre.

For the higher-level travel overview: León.